Mao
The Unknown Story
by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday · first published 2002
50% recommend50% neutral
A biography of of Mao Zedong taken from the perspective of his relationship to women. The normal biographical elements make up the majority of the text but when there is an interesting aspect regarding Mao's attitude toward women, Jung Chang (a woman) goes for it. For example... any normal biography of Mao, would take account of the movements of Mao's army as he took control of China but it is interesting that his army camped outside the town where his wife and son lived (had been abandoned, frankly) and he made no effort whatsoever to meet them. Little things like that give the reader insight
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
> The Cultural Revolution: A people's history Never read it, have you read "Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China" or "Mao?" by Jung Chang? Great books on the subject as well, I'll check yours out. Not sure what this has to do with my post though. Maybe the term 'anti-intellectual' was wrong, but I was referring to the…
on “What “diversity and inclusion” means at Microsoft” ↗I guess we've read different books about it. This is my source: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679746323/ What Mao did in secret may not be possible to know fully. But are you really telling me that China in 1966 was a free enough society that students could just start an independent political movement that took…
on “The Four Quadrants of Conformism” ↗Reading this critical Mao biography now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679746323/ Only about 1/6 in, but Mao's lust for killing and torture is well documented. He also had an advantage rising to power in the party since…
on “How knitters got knotted in a purity spiral” ↗I do plan to read a serious Stalin book. Currently reading the Mao book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679746323/